GKAT Reclamation

Recycling

Des Moines, IA

Facility details

Address
1745 NE 58th Ave
Des Moines, IA 50313
Phone
(515) 303-2400
Website
gkatreclamation.com
Facility type
Recycling
County
Polk County
EPA Region
7
Data sources
Overture Maps 2026-05-20
Last verified
2026-10-09

EPA record

Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110070693024

Programs on file: AIR IAPLK0001915302936 · BR IAR000525840 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler IAR000525840

Interest types: AIR MINOR, HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER

About this facility

A recycling center collects, sorts and prepares recoverable materials so they can be sold to mills and manufacturers instead of being landfilled. Some are public drop-off sites run by a city, county or hauler; others are commercial buy-back yards or processing plants that take material from collection routes and businesses. What a given site handles depends on its equipment and the markets it sells into, so one center may focus on cardboard and containers while another takes only scrap metal. Many sites pay for certain materials and charge for others. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead to confirm what is taken, how it must be sorted and whether there is a minimum quantity.

Typically accepted at Recycling Center facilities

  • Cardboard and mixed paper
  • Plastic bottles and containers
  • Aluminum and steel cans
  • Glass bottles and jars
  • Scrap metal
  • Electronics (at some sites)

Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.

Nearby facilities

Nearest landfill: Metro Park E Sanitary Landfill, Recycling Center Drop-off, Mitchellville — 13.6 mi

Area served

Serves Des Moines, Berwick, Ankeny, Johnston, Altoona, Windsor Heights, Urbandale, Pleasant Hill, Bondurant, Elkhart, Alleman, Polk City.

County context

One of 28 recycling centers in Polk County, IA.

ZIP 50313 population 18,280.

Iowa solid-waste agency: Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR)